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U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will visit Puerto Rico after his administration came under criticism for its response to the damage on the island that is home to more than three million U.S. citizens.

The United States's top military officer said on Tuesday that despite an escalation in rhetoric between the United States and North Korea, he had not seen Pyongyang change its military posture. His comments come after reports that North Korea appeared to have boosted defences on its east coast.

A motion was due to be introduced Tuesday that seeks to remove a constitutional provision that prevents anyone over the age of 75 from running for president, but opposition lawmakers filibustered proceedings by repeatedly singing the national anthem.

A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opens fire at a checkpoint, killing two Israeli security guards and a paramilitary policeman, according to Israeli police. He was then shot dead.